Samantha D'Agostino
Structural Option

40 Bond Street
New York, NY
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Welcome to Samantha D'Agostino's
Senior Thesis e-Porfolio

The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web-based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year-long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.

 
   
Progress
Date Announcements
04/22/09 Thesis research posted
04/22/09 ABET assessment and reflections posted
04/14/09 Final Presentation posted
04/06/09 Final Report posted
03/30/09 Presentation Outline posted
03/16/09 Milestone Met (Finalization of depth and breadth info)
02/23/09 Milestone Met (Truss design, architecture and facade research, lateral loads)
02/09/09 Milestone Met (Truss analysis/design and facade research)
01/26/09 Milestone Met (Column load takedown and hand calculation research)
01/26/09 Question posted to discussion board
01/21/09 Meeting with Dr. Boothby
01/12/09 Thesis Proposal updated
12/12/08 Thesis Proposal posted
11/20/08 Technical Report 3 posted
10/24/08 Technical Report 2 posted
10/11/08 Building Statistics 2 posted
10/05/08 Abstract posted
09/29/08 Technical Report 1 posted
09/17/08 Resume posted
09/12/08 Full function of CPEP page
09/09/08 Building Statistics 1 Posted
09/06/08 Student Bio Posted
09/05/08 CPEP Draft Due
08/29/08
 Building Statistics Due
06/26/08 Owner Approval Received
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Special thanks to DeSimone Consulting Engineers, Handel Architects and Langan Engineering and Environmental Services for all their assistance, time, and resources.

Thanks to DeSimone for the use of the photos on this page.

  
       

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This was last updated on April 22, 2009 by Samantha D'Agostino and is hosted by the AE Department © 2008

User Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work-in-progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the intrepretation of Samantha D'Agostino. Changes and discrepencies in no way imply that the original designed contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.